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Virtual Reality Takes Foothold in Battle Management System
November 23, 2022 — In the 1990s, the gaming world predicted that virtual reality would be widespread by 1994. Although this prediction might have been slightly premature, the last few years have truly brought a shift in the ubiquity of this new technology. Mostly associated with commercialized products in this day and age, virtual reality (VR) has applications within... MORE

IMAGE: – NSWCDD Computer Scientists Amit Nemani and Brandon Gipson show the 30mm virtual gun trainer, an application of the Battle Management System in the virtual realm. The trainer is not designed to replace hands-on training but allow operators easier accessibility to the system.

Long-Standing NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Recognized with Department of the Navy Awards
November 22, 2022 — In recent years, recruiting and hiring has been a concerted effort at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). In the early 1990s, NSWCDD hired two extraordinary employees: computer scientist Thomas “Glenn” Moore and technical project lead Scott Larimer. Moore joined the NSWCDD workforce in January 1990, followed by Larimer in March... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division employees Thomas “Glenn” Moore (left) and Scott Larimer (right) are recognized as Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Awardees. Both men bring more than three decades of experience to their respective teams.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity-Developed Gaming Simulation Prototype Delivers New Opportunities for U.S. Marines
November 21, 2022 — Over recent decades, the consistent development of online and computerized games has astronomically skyrocketed. These games have replaced typical board games like Monopoly and Yahtzee. With it, comes a change in how the Department of Defense’s military branches train their new recruits. A team at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam... MORE

IMAGE: Lance Cpl. Matthew Gignac uses the Gaming Environment for Air Readiness prototype during an exercise July 2022. A team at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity developed the prototype under the Office of Naval Research Global Tech Solutions program.

Dedication to the Warfighter: NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Awarded the Civilian Service Achievement Medal
November 15, 2022 — Colin Powell once said, “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” It is a perfect representation of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD) five recipients of the Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal (CSAM).The Department of the Navy (DoN) awarded five NSWCDD team... MORE

IMAGE: The Department of the Navy presents the Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Jason Green. NSWCDD commemorates Green and applauds his superior performance as the software lead for the U.S. Special Operations Command’s Battle Management Systems program at NSWCDD and his dedication to supporting the warfighter.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Lead Scientist’s Passion for All Things Science Leads to Testing and Materials Award
November 15, 2022 — Some people are born knowing exactly what they want to do in life. From the time that Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department Lead Scientist and Acting Lab Director Alice Young was little, she knew exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up. “I knew I was going to be a scientist,” she recalled. “I didn't have the vocabulary for what I... MORE

IMAGE: Alice Young is the recipient of the American Society for Testing and Materials E35- Pesticides, Antimicrobials and Alternative Control Agents Award of Appreciation.

Exposure and Experience – NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Participate in AI/ML Hackathon
November 10, 2022 — Hacking is not normally a skill you would highlight on a resume. According to a popular security company, there are around 2,200 cyberattacks a day that could equate to more than 800,000 people being hacked per year. At Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), hackathons hosted at Dahlgren’s Innovation Lab (iLab) provide the... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) hosted their fourth Hackathon of the year, from Oct. 25-27, at the Innovation Lab. The Hackathon collaborated with NVIDIA to provide NSWCDD employees the tools to train in the specific topics of data augmentations, model evaluations and optimizations, automatic speech recognition and NSWCDD’s industry partner, NVIDIA’s train, adapt and optimize toolkit.

Time to Celebrate! NSWC Dahlgren Division Recognizes Academic and Professional Accomplishments of Employees
November 4, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) held their 2022 Academic Recognition Ceremony at the University of Mary Washington (UMW), Dahlgren campus Oct. 25. The celebration highlighted the academic and professional development of Dahlgren Division employees who successfully balanced family commitments and their academic efforts, while... MORE

IMAGE: On Oct. 25, more than 186 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) employees were recognized for completing academic degrees and/or certifications. The Academic Recognition Ceremony was held at the University of Mary Washington, Dahlgren campus, where leadership recognized these employees for their academic and professional development.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Panel Hosts Challenge Talk, Provides Tips for White Paper Due Nov. 15
November 2, 2022 — You sunk my battleship! That may be the cry of the teams that will compete in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren March 2-4, 2023. For now, college and university students nationwide are polishing their white papers due Nov. 15 for Phase 1 of the... MORE

IMAGE: From left to right, Michael Darnell, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Innovation Lab (iLab) engineer, moderates a NSWCDD panel that includes Reese Van Wyen, Contracting Officer, Dr. Jeffrey Solka, Distinguished Scientist for Naval Data Systems, Tamara Stuart, iLab director, and Jennifer Clift, Chief Technology Officer during a Challenge Talk Oct. 28 via a Zoom meeting at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus.

Collaboration is Key for NSWC Dahlgren Division Industry Day
November 1, 2022 — The Naval Surface Technology and Innovation Consortium (NSTIC) Industry Day was held Oct. 19 to bring forward a forum to combine the Department of Defense and the Naval Surface Technology Community to discuss requirements, challenges and emerging opportunities in a unique collaborative environment using an Other Transaction Authority (OTA).Naval... MORE

IMAGE: On Oct. 19, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division hosted the Naval Surface Technology & Innovation Consortium Other Transaction Authority Industry Day event at the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center. The goal of Industry day is to increase collaboration to open more innovative solutions to benefit the warfighter in a flexible and faster way.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Volunteer at Lewis and Clark Elementary School STEM Fair
October 31, 2022 — As Caroline County Public Schools Instructional Specialist Rebecca Schieber gathered volunteers prior to the STEM Fair at Lewis and Clark Elementary School (LCES) Oct. 27, she encouraged them to fill out comment cards providing feedback to the students.“These kids light up when they receive the comment cards,” Schieber said. “It’s very important to... MORE

IMAGE: Jacob Barber, a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division scientist, discusses a classroom STEM project on slime with Lewis and Clark Elementary School first graders Starr Minneman and Beckett Fultz during the school’s STEM Fair Oct. 27.

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